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Just another Blogs at Orlando Sentinel weblogFri, 06 Jan 2012 15:26:34 -0500http://wordpress.org/?v=abchourly1By: My Two Centshttp://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports-sentinel-sports-now/2010/09/21/mainland-football-coach-john-maronto-should-step-aside/comment-page-1/#comment-3252
My Two CentsWed, 22 Sep 2010 20:15:46 +0000http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports-sentinel-sports-now/?p=2108#comment-3252I agree. I'm so tired of people saying, "these are two consenting adults... what's the problem, it's not our business". It's our business, because he chose to buy sex on a public street corner, not online... not in a bar... but on a public street corner, which shares it's address with the same street Mainland High School is on. Even if the undercover cop was pressuring him, he still had the right and responsibility to say no, and not follow her to the hotel. I think that is why the cop wanted to be clear, and flat out asked him did he want sex, because he was using words like "company" and "date" and "I'm married... "
Imagine if this took place off campus, and a very legal 18 year old "consenting" adult STUDENT, approached Maronto because of his head coach local celebrity status, and offered him free sex. Would he excercise good judgment, and say no... or would he be influenced, in the same way by the cop, and say yes? This would be two "consenting adults", and lawfully, no crime would have been committed. Would that still be okay? Not in my opinion.
Yes, the written police report and the video had discrepancies, and he'll likely beat the case, but it was no doubt as to the video that he was there to buy sex. Do you want sex? Yes. How much you have? 50. Twist the words to defend him, but the truth is evident.
When is the School Board going to consider the health of the children, and not the reputation of John Maronto. I haven't heard Maronto publicly apologize to anyone for bringing all of this attention to the program, and neither has the School Board apologized to the players. Had Maronto not been out there tricking... the news wouldn't have had anything to report. Guilty or not.
And what about the opportunity the children are missing out on because of his actions? ESPN was scheduled to air a Mainland game... but have since canceled due to this case. Why must the players be punished? Why can't Maronto put anyone other than himself first for a change?
I don't think he should be fired, but I think he should be re-assigned as soon as possible. Now that he can no longer 'allegedly' solicit prostitutes on a street corner... where will he turn next to meet this need? Let's pray it's not the schools.I agree. I’m so tired of people saying, “these are two consenting adults… what’s the problem, it’s not our business”. It’s our business, because he chose to buy sex on a public street corner, not online… not in a bar… but on a public street corner, which shares it’s address with the same street Mainland High School is on. Even if the undercover cop was pressuring him, he still had the right and responsibility to say no, and not follow her to the hotel. I think that is why the cop wanted to be clear, and flat out asked him did he want sex, because he was using words like “company” and “date” and “I’m married… ”

Imagine if this took place off campus, and a very legal 18 year old “consenting” adult STUDENT, approached Maronto because of his head coach local celebrity status, and offered him free sex. Would he excercise good judgment, and say no… or would he be influenced, in the same way by the cop, and say yes? This would be two “consenting adults”, and lawfully, no crime would have been committed. Would that still be okay? Not in my opinion.

Yes, the written police report and the video had discrepancies, and he’ll likely beat the case, but it was no doubt as to the video that he was there to buy sex. Do you want sex? Yes. How much you have? 50. Twist the words to defend him, but the truth is evident.

When is the School Board going to consider the health of the children, and not the reputation of John Maronto. I haven’t heard Maronto publicly apologize to anyone for bringing all of this attention to the program, and neither has the School Board apologized to the players. Had Maronto not been out there tricking… the news wouldn’t have had anything to report. Guilty or not.

And what about the opportunity the children are missing out on because of his actions? ESPN was scheduled to air a Mainland game… but have since canceled due to this case. Why must the players be punished? Why can’t Maronto put anyone other than himself first for a change?

I don’t think he should be fired, but I think he should be re-assigned as soon as possible. Now that he can no longer ‘allegedly’ solicit prostitutes on a street corner… where will he turn next to meet this need? Let’s pray it’s not the schools.